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Hollow promises, dying district leagues crippling Bangladesh football

6 May 2026, 08:00 AM
How can Bangladesh football progress? The answer to this, or similar queries, is almost always delivered by experts and even Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) authorities in a more or less identical manner -- stressing the need to improve the grassroots.
6 May 2026, 08:00 AM
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Target is to qualify for Asian Games: Orpita Pal

20 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Orpita Pal is leading a youthful Bangladesh women's hockey team in their debut appearance at international stage.
20 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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Bangladesh hockey: Sleeping through the alarm?

17 April 2026, 09:00 AM
A fifth-place finish among nine teams in the recently concluded Asian Games Qualifiers underlined a worrying slide.
17 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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BFF’s recurring calendar crisis

16 April 2026, 08:30 AM
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) continues to grapple with a recurring dilemma: balancing national team preparations with the smooth operation of domestic competitions -- two elements crucial to each other’s growth.
16 April 2026, 08:30 AM
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Mabia’s doping ban: Does it expose system gaps?

13 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Weightlifter Mabia Akter Simanta has been handed a two-year suspension from both international and domestic competitions after the two-time South Asian Games gold medalist tested positive for banned substances in a doping test.
13 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Ronan the answer to senior team’s striker void?

5 April 2026, 09:30 AM
The 18-year-old US-born striker consistently impressed throughout the tournament, providing evidence of big-game temperament and technical confidence required for international football.
5 April 2026, 09:30 AM
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BFF’s fixation on Cabrera

5 April 2026, 08:30 AM
The National Teams Committee (NTC) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday initiated the search for a new head coach following a meeting, as Spanish coach Javier Cabrera’s contract is set to expire on April 30.
5 April 2026, 08:30 AM
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Anatomy of Cabrera era: Long reign, limited return

3 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Ultimately, Cabrera’s Bangladesh leaned too heavily on individual moments rather than a defined structure.
3 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Bangladesh trounce Bhutan

Defending champions Bangladesh emerged group champions to move into the semifinals of the SAFF U-15 Championship with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Bhutan in the last match of Group A at the ANFA Complex ground in Nepal today.
22 August 2017, 11:39 AM
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Win or lose, let's hope they entertain

The kind of football the Bangladesh U-16 women's team played last year portrayed an understanding of playing attractive football, regardless of the result and coach Golam Rabbani Choton says the idea is to play 'total football'.
3 August 2017, 18:14 PM
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Faraaz: A name that inspires

Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain has become an epitome of supreme sacrifice for the cause of humanity. His refusal to leave his friends during
13 July 2017, 18:26 PM
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Tough Japan tour also a fruitful one

The Bangladesh U-16 women's football team will be back to business today following their Eid vacation after a week-long trip to Japan
30 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Hockey's go-to man

Though Mahbub Harun started coaching in 2003 after having called time on his playing career in the previous year, it took the former
23 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Two Dhaka clubs relegated for match fixing

Dhaka United Sports Club and Friends Social Welfare Organisation gets relegated to the Second Division Football League after it is proven that both clubs played a fixed match in the recently concluded league.
8 June 2017, 11:05 AM
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Tapu tops the money league

Though the popularity of the country's football is gradually declining, the payment of footballers is surprisingly seeing an upsurge as the Bangladesh Premier League, especially the established teams, do not hesitate to splash the cash on signing players.
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Hefty transfers defy logic

Despite the fact that Bangladesh are languishing in the lowest echelon of FIFA rankings (193 out of 211 nations) and the top-tier domestic league, the
5 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Trophy heads to Maldives

TC Sports Club were crowned champions in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup following a 4-2 win over Pocheon Citizen FC in tiebreakers after regulation time and extra time ended in a 2-2 stalemate at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong yesterday.
3 March 2017, 18:17 PM
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Chittagong Abahani bow out

Holders Chittagong Abahani surrendered a lead and crashed out of the Shiekh Kamal International Club Cup after suffering a 1-2
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Pocheon dismiss last home hopes

Holders Chittagong Abahani become the last local team to crash out of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup tournament with a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Pocheon Citizen FC in the second semifinal
28 February 2017, 14:31 PM
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Why Abahani failed again?

Dhaka Abahani are the pioneers of modern football in Bangladesh and have dominated the domestic circuit since its inception, but the
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Maintaining as opposed to sustaining

Halfway through the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the unlikeliest of things happened—Bangladesh was celebrating an Olympic gold.
24 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Ctg Abahani thru'

Defending champions Chittagong Abahani remained the lone team among three local outfits to qualify for the semifinals of the Sheikh
24 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Abahani bow out

Although they failed to qualify for the next phase, Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani ended their Sheikh Kamal
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Pocheon, TC Sports through to semis

Pocheon Citizen FC confirmed their semifinal berth after securing a 1-1 draw against TC Sports Club in their Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup encounter at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong yesterday.
23 February 2017, 12:32 PM
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Mohammedan hold hosts

Mohammedan SC kept their hopes of making it to the semifinals of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup alive by playing out a
22 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Hosts gunning for semis

Buoyed by a 3-0 win over Shaheen Asmayee FC, holders Chittagong Abahani will be looking forward to confirming a semifinal berth in
21 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Maldives smiles on home-grown coaches

There was a time when Bangladesh supremely dominated Maldives on the footballing plain. But the roles have been reversed now. The
19 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Holders lift local spirits

After the fans endured disappointing results from local outfits in the Sheikh Kamal Club Cup, defending champions Chittagong Abahani got off to a fine start in the tournament with a 3-1 win over Afghani side Shaheen Asmayee FC at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong yesterday.
19 February 2017, 18:00 PM

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